Weather Records on 12 January 1965

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1965. Highest significance: Atalaia, BR.

Key Facts for 12 January 1965

On 12 January 1965, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 343 daily.
Atalaia set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 12 January 1965.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 12 January 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
High Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.5 C (-58.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Francis	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 12 January 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 12 January 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1965

Top 20 records on 12 January 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 1965	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Ceara-Mirim, BR	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Natal, BR	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Parambu, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Taipu, BR	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Timovskoe, RU	daily high max	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1965	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1965	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1965	Hyannis, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1965	Kearneysville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1965	Touros, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1965	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	10.4 C (18.7 F)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1965	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 346 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	274
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2